Sri Lanka Tea Board (Amendment) Act (No. 44 of 1990)

sn· Lan/ca Tea Board (Amendment) Act No. 44 of 1.990 [Certified on 29th November, 1990) L.D.-0. 52/89 AN ACT TO AMEND THE SRI LANKA TEA BOARD LAW, No. 14 of 1975 BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : 1. This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Tea Board Short title. (Amendment) Act, No. 44 of 1990. 2. The following new sections are hereby inserted Insertio~ of immediately after section 5 and shall have effect as sections new sections 5A, SB and 5A, 5B and 5c respectively, of the Sri Lanka Tea Board 5c in Law Law, No. 14 of 1975 :- No.14of 197-5. '' Tea Council 5A. (l)There shall be a Tea Council (hereinafter referred to as " the Council '') with not more than twenty members nominated by the Minister, from among persons who have a knowledge of, or experience in the tea industry, tith special reference to planting, manufacture, sale, advertising and marketing, 'export and finance. (2) A member of the Council may at any time resign from office by a letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister. (8) The Minister may, at any time and without assigning a reason therefor, remove a member of the Council from office. ( 4) Where a member of the Council vacates office by death, resignation or removal from office, the Minister may, having regard to the provisions of subsection (1), ·appoint another person to act in the place of such member. The member so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the period of office of the member who he succeeds. (5) Where a member of the Council is temporarily unable to discharge his func tions due to illness, absence from Sri Lanka or other cause, the Minister may, having regard to the provisions of subsection (1J, appoint another person to act in his place. 2 Sri, Lanka Tea Board (Amendment) Act No. 44 of 1990 (6) Subject to the provisions of sub• sections (2) and (3), the term of office of a member of the Council shall be three years, Function of the Council. Duties of Council (7) A member vacating office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for re-appointment, (8) The Minister shall appoint a member of the Council as the Chairman of thr Council and another member as a Vice. Chairman of the Council. (9) The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Council may resign from his office by a letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister. (10) The Minister may, at any time and without assigning a reason therefor, removE the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Council from office. (11) The term of office of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Council shall be the period of his membership of th6 Council. (12) Where the Chairman of the Council is temporarily unable to discharge his func .. tions due to illness, absence from Sri Lanka or other cause, the Minister may appoint another member of the Council to act in his place. (13) The Council may regulate the procedure in regard tto its meeting and the transaction of business at such meetings. 513. The function of the Council shall be to advice the Minister on all aspects of the tea industry, including planting, manu•, facture, sales and manufacture and export. 5c. lt shall be the duty of the Council to advice the Minister on all such matters relating to the tea industry or the adminis tration of this Law as may be referred to it for advice by the Minister : Sri Lan/ca Tea Board (Amendment) Act No. 44 of J!J!}{} J Provided however that nothing in this section shall be read or construed as prohibiting the Council from making any recommendation to the Minister on any aspect of the tea industry or the administra tion of this Law, notwithstanding that such matter may not have been referred to the Council for its advice. ". 3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sin- Sinhala ~~t hala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall ~~!r~fail m prevail. mcons1stency.